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Ijustwantedtoknowifyou'
reinterestedinsellingyourdog."
Thatworthlessmutt?
Themanpointedtoadogintheyardandlaughedforafewseconds,thensuddenlystopped."
Iwasjustjokingabouttheworthlesspart.He'
saprettygooddog.Yeah.Imightbeinterested."
Well,he'
sthekindofdogI'
mlookingfor,anditdoesn'
tlooktomelikeyou'
retoofondofhim.Imeanhe'
stiedupoutside.Idon'
tseeanyfoodorwater."
Youjustwaitaminute.Itakegoodcareofthatdog.TheguyIgothimfromsaidhewasatrainedguarddog.Troubleisthestupidthingdoesn'
tevenbarkwhenstrangersearound.ButthenIguessthatwouldn'
tmattertoyou.You'
reprobablyjustlookingforapet,huh?
"
Yeah,wellhere'
syourchancetogetridofhim.I'
llgiveyoutwentydollars."
Hesnorted<
哼着鼻子说>
."
Youexpectmetosellapurebredguarddogfortwentydollars?
Fiftydollars.That'
smyprice.Youbringmefiftydollars,honey,andyougotyourselfadog."
Themansmiled."
Sureyoudon'
twanttoein?
Laurashookherhead."
I'
llbebackwiththemoney."
Breakfastforgotten,shesearchedforandfoundacashmachinefourblocksaway.Ican'
taffordthis,shethoughtasshepunchedthenumbersintothemachine.Thedogwillneedavet<
兽医>
andwhereamIgoingtogetthemoneyforthat?
Herfearsfaded<
消退>
asshepicturedthedog,curledup,notoutsideonthecold,hardground,butinfrontofaglowingfireplace.Blueceramicbowlsfilledwithfoodandwatersatinthecornerofthekitchen,andshesawhim,headheldhigh,matchingherstrideontheirdailywalk.
Withthemoneyinherpurseshehurriedbacktotheman'
shouse.
26.WhydidLaurawalkuptotheman?
A.Toaskhimwhereshecouldbuyapet.
B.Toseeifshecouldbuyhisdog.
C.Togivehimamorninggreeting.
D.Toaskhimtoletherinandwarmup.
27.Forwhatpurposehadthemanboughtthedog?
A.Toprotecthishome.
B.Togetridofhisloneliness.
C.Tobreedpotdogs.
D.Tomakemoney.
28.WhenLauralefthomeinthemorning,shewasmossprobablygoing__________.
A.totakeawalk
B.togetherbreakfast
C.cogetsomecash
D.tobuytheman'
sdog
29.Judgingfromthepassage,Laurais__________.
A.averyrichlady
B.aratherpoorgirl
C.ananimalprotectionist
D.asocialworker
30.HoweLaura'
sworryaboutmoneyfaded?
A.Thedogwillleadahappylifeunderhergoodcare.
B.Shewillsoongetagoodjobandearnmoneytopaythevet.
C.Shewillhaveaguarddogbesideherasshetakesawalk
D.She'
sgotthemoneyinherpursetopayforthepetshedesired
Two
AlthoughThomasJeffersondidnotbegintheeffortofdesigningtheUniversityofVirginiauntillateinhislife,theeducationofthemonmanhadoccupiedhisthoughtsfordecades.Hebelievedignorance<
无知>
tobetheenemyoffreedom,andhewantedtocorrectwhatheconsideredtobetheweaknessesofeducationalinstitutions<
机构>
modeledonEuropeansettings.Heimaginedthatan"
academicalvillage"
aroundatree-linedlawnwouldprovideanidealsettinginwhichtopursuehighereducation.ThecenterofsuchavillagewouldbeaTempleofKnowledgethatwouldhousetheuniversitylibrary.
WhenVirginiadecidedtosetupastateuniversityin1818,theretiredU.S.Presidentfinallywasabletodevotehistalent,time,andenergytocreatingthisnewkindofeducationalinstitution.Bythetimehewasfinishedwithhisdesign,JeffersonhadinventedanentirelynewAmericansettingforhighereducation:
thecollegecampus.
In1812,Jeffersonchosetobeginbuildinghis"
academicalvillage,"
theUniversityofVirginia,inCharlottesville,VA,farawayfromthecitycenter.Heintendedthisspottopromotelearningbecauseitwasnaturalandunspoiled,andfarfromanythingthatcoulddistractorharmthestudents.TheUniversityconsistsoftworowsofhouses,fiveoneachside,leadingtoamainbuilding.Thismainbuilding,theRotunda,becamethemostimportantpartoftheUniversity,becauseitcontainedthelibrary.Byfocusinghisentireinstitutiononthelibrary,insteadofaroundthechurch,JeffersonrevolutionizedAmericanuniversityarchitecture.
Jefferson'
saimwastocreateanewinstitutionalformforhisidealeducationalsystem,asystemhethoughtshouldgiveeverycitizentheinformationheneedsforcarryingouthisdailybusiness.Thisnewapproachtocitizenshipandeducationdemandedanewtypeofuniversity,onewherestudentsandprofessorscouldcoexistandshareideas.Heattemptedtocreatethisenvironmentbybiningtheprofessors'
housesandstudents'
classrooms,andlinkingallthebuildingswithcoveredwalkwayssointellectualexchangesbetweendepartmentscouldgoonsmoothly.Jeffersonhadalsorecognizedtheimportanceofthestudents'
wholelife,andgivenmuchthoughtandplanningtothestudents'
dining,living,andexercisefacilities<
设施>
.
31.Jeffersondevotedmuchofhisthoughttotheeducationofthemonmanbecausehebelieved________.
A.everyonewholovedfreedomhatedignorance
B.acountrycouldnotbestrongwithouteducation
C.anuneducatedmancouldnotgainfullfreedom
D.EuropeaneducationalinstitutionsdidnotsuitAmerica
32.AccordingtoJefferson,thecenterofauniversityshouldbe_______.
A.thechurch
B.thelibrary
C.thelawn
D.theclassrooms
33.JeffersonchosetolocatetheUniversityofVirginiafarawayfromthecitycenterbecause________.
A.landinthecitycentercouldnotbefound
B.therewasatree-linedlawnthere
C.thiswasaEuropeantradition
D.therewasnodistractionforthestudents
34.InJefferson'
sview,anidealeducationalsystemshould________.
A.beoneunderwhicheverycitizenenjoysequalopportunity
B.giveeveryonetheinformationheneedsforconductinghisbusiness
C.ensurethateveryonehasachancetoenteraninstitutionofhigherlearning
D.providestudentswithanaturalandunspoiledsettingforlearning
35.WhatwasmadeeasybytherevolutionizedAmericancampus?
A.Students'
learning.
B.Intellectualexchange.
C.Professors'
teaching.
D.Bothstudents'
andprofessors'
life.
Three
ThegoodnewswegetfromTVandradiomakesusfeelmorekindlytowardotherpeople,butbadnews—especiallynewsofcrueltyandviolence—stirsupsuspicionandasenseofpetitiontowardothers.
Thesearethefindingsof10yearsofexperimentsbyresearchpsychologists<
心理学家>
atColumbiaUniversity,whoconcludethatbroadcastersencouragehostile<
敌对的>
behaviorbystressingbadnews.
Wefoundthatthenewspeopleareexposedtoeitherencouragesthemtoconcentrateonthedifferencesbetweenthemselvesandothers,oronthemonproblemsthatmakethemfeel,'
We'
reallinthistogether,'
explainedDr.HarveyHornstein.
'
Newsaboutonehumanbeinghelpinganother…bringsoutfeelingsoftrustandcooperation.Butnewsaboutonepersonactuallydoingharmtoanotherchangesourestimateofotherpeoplefortheworse."
Inanearlyexperimentin1968,Dr.Hornsteinandhisassociates,whohadbeendroppingwallets<
钱包>
fortwoyearstotestthehonestyofpeople,discoveredthatonJune4,1968,notonewalletwasreturned.
ThatwasthenightRobertF.Kennedywasshot,"
herecalled."
Strangerssuddenlyseemeddangerous,andnobodywantedtoreturnalostwallettoastranger."
Butgoodnewsontheotherhand,liftsusup,"
hestressed,citingthedateofJuly4,1976,America’sBicentennial<
两百年的>
celebration."
Onthatday,weallfeltsafeandgood.BeingAmericanwasthething.Weallfeltasifweallbelongedtogether."
Recenttestssupporttheseconclusions.Inoneexperiment,60subjectswereexposedtogoodnews,badnewsormusic.Thentheyweretoldtoplayagamewithanon-existentpersonsupposedlyinanotherroom.Itwasagameofchoicethatemphasizedcooperationorpetition.
Afterhearinggoodnews,theoverwhelmingmajority,91percent,playedcooperatively.Butafterhearingbadnews,petitiveresponseswereoverthreetimesashigh—upto28percent,from9percent.
Ifwewatchtelevisionandseealotofblood,"
saidDr.Hornstein,"
we’reprobablyassumingthattheworldisadirtierplacethanweassumedbeforewesawthatTVviolence.Andwe’lldealwiththenextindividualweeuponasifheispartofthatgrim<
冷酷的>
pictureofhumanity.Afterthegoodnews,it’sthereverse."
36.AccordingtothefindingsofresearchersatColumbiaUniversity,whenpeopleheargoodnews,theyfeel_______.
A.happier
B.morekindlytowardothers
C.saferthantheyreallyare
D.morepetitive
37.Dr.HarveyHornsteinfoundthatwhenpeoplehearnewsaboutonepersonactuallydoingharmtoanother,theytendto_______.
A.regardotherpeopleasworsethantheyreallyare
B.treattotalstrangersassuspectsofcruelcrimes
C.beehostiletowardsneighborsandfriends
D.thinkaboutthemonproblemsfacingmankind
38.WhatdidDr.HarveyHornsteinandhisassociatesdiscoveronthenightofJune4,1968?
A.RobertF.Kennedywasshot.
B.Theirwalletswerelost.
C.PeopleinAmericasuddenlybecamedishonest.
D.Nobodyreturnedthewalletstheydropped.
39.WecaninferfromthepassagethatonJuly4,1976,mostprobably_______.
A.peopledrankandsanganddanced
B.lostwalletswerereturnedtotheirowners
C.everybodywanted
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